FORGIVEBASQ · A FORGIVENESS-BASED APPROACH: AN ANALYSIS OF FORGIVENESS AND ITS USES IN THE BASQUE CONFLICT
Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2021-02-01 → 2024-01-31
- EU contribution
- €175,099
- Participants
- 2
- Scheme
- MSCA-IF
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Results in brief
A FORGIVENESS-BASED APPROACH: AN ANALYSIS OF FORGIVENESS AND ITS USES IN THE BASQUE CONFLICT
The main aspiration of the FORGIVEBASQ project is to analyze the concept of forgiveness in order to understand its dynamics in the context of the Basque conflict. To do this, the project proposes an analysis of forgiveness using a philosophical approach. The project has three main objectives. Firstly, develop a theoretical framework of the notion of forgiveness based on three axes that structure the theoretical framework: the history of the notion of forgiveness, the areas in which forgiveness currently plays a role and the different ways of defining the conditions, currents aspirations and potential for forgiveness. Secondly, carry out a diachronic study of forgiveness in the context of the Basque conflict through documentary analysis. This will serve to identify and explain how forgiveness has been present in the Basque conflict, what role it plays in the peace process, how it has evolved and transformed and the key points at which forgiveness emerged in the political-legal and social debate. The third and final objective is the dissemination of the results of the project both in the academic field (articles, conferences) and in the non-academic field (informative and educational resources).
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Project objective
From the second half of the twentieth century, forgiveness has come to occupy an important place in political transition processes, both in the passage from dictatorship to democracy and at the end of violent internal political conflicts. The implications of forgiveness are not limited to moral or religious issues, but also involve social, political and legal aspects that further complicate the widely disparate interpretations of its conditions (acknowledgement of fault, repentance, etc.) and purposes (reconciliation, social cohesion, justice, etc.).FORGIVEBASQ aims to study the uses of forgiveness in the Basque conflict and its role in the current peace process. Firstly, I will develop a theoretical framework on forgiveness by adopting a philosophical approach that incorporates a transversal moral, political and social perspective and helps to illustrate its complex transformations and diverse practices. This transdisciplinary theoretical framework will be articulated around three axes: history, areas and conditions/purposes of forgiveness. Secondly, a diachronic study of forgiveness in the Basque context will be carried out by means of a documentary analysis. This will serve to identify and explain how forgiveness has been present in the Basque conflict, what role it plays in the peace process, how it has evolved and been transformed, and the key points at which forgiveness emerged in the political and social debate. Previously developed analytical tools will be employed in this endeavor.Training activities and academic dissemination measures will be complemented by transfer activities that include meetings and public activities with Basque institutions and social organizations. This will go hand-in-hand with the development of educational resources that will use the project findings to achieve a significant social impact.
Original text from CORDIS.
Participants
- UNIVERSIDAD DE LA IGLESIA DE DEUSTO ENTIDAD RELIGIOSA · BilbaoCoordinatorSpain
- THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA · OaklandUnited States
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